Kyiv was under heavy Russian attack early on Tuesday, ​with a large pillar of smoke seen rising from the Ukrainian capital and authorities urging residents to seek shelter, according to witnesses and officials, Reuters reported. 

Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said a fire ​had broken out in the Podil district on the ​grounds of a non-residential property and a nine-storey ⁠apartment building was on fire after debris apparently struck the ​roof.